Body Esteem and Enrollment in Classes with Different Levels of Physical Activity

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mel E. Finkenberg ◽  
James M DiNucci ◽  
Sandra L. McCune ◽  
E. Donice McCune
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Women ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
College Men ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sexual Attractiveness ◽  
Activity Group ◽  
Different Levels

Differences in self-reported scores on the Body Esteem Scale were recorded for college women and men who participated in classes requiring differing amounts of physical activity. Scores for 116 women and 38 men were compared to scores for 99 college women and 60 college men enrolled in classes requiring vigorous or little physical activity, respectively. The correlation between participation and body esteem was also examined. The Body Esteem Scale was given to the subjects during the first and last weeks of one semester. Multivariate analysis of variance of scores indicated significant differences initially among the two groups of women on three subscales, Sexual Attractiveness, Weight Control, and Physical Condition, while mean over-all scores for body esteem were higher for women in the vigorous activity group than in the comparison group. No significant differences were found at the later testing. For men, no significant differences were obtained at either testing.

Female and Male Perceptions of Ideal Body Shapes: Distorted Views Among Caucasian College Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence D. Cohn ◽  
Nancy E. Adler
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Women ◽  
College Men ◽  
The Body ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Female Figures ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Body Shapes ◽  
Male Perceptions

Recent studies have demonstrated that women overestimate male preferences for thin female figures. This study examined whether women also overestimate the desirability of thin figures among female peers. Using body silhouettes employed by Fallon and Rozin (1985), 87 college women and 118 college men indicated the size of their own body figure, their ideal figure, the figure most attractive to other-sex peers, and the figure most attractive to same-sex peers. As predicted, the female silhouette that women selected as most attractive to same-sex peers was significantly thinner than the silhouette that women actually selected as most desirable. College men also misjudged the body preference of same-sex peers, exaggerating the extent to which other men perceived large physiques as ideal and desirable.

scholarly journals Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents: Differences by Sex, BMI and Type and Organisation of Physical Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Gregorio Fernández-Bustos ◽  
Álvaro Infantes-Paniagua ◽  
Irene Gonzalez-Martí ◽  
Onofre Ricardo Contreras-Jordán
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to assess the differences in body dissatisfaction (BD) of male and female adolescents by body max index (BMI) and the quantity, type and organisation of physical activity (PA). To do so, 652 adolescents aged 12–17 years participated in a cross-sectional study. The cognitive-affective component of BD was assessed with the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and the perceptual component with Gardner’s scale for the assessment of, body image (BI). PA was measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) and the item 1 from the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A). The results show that sex and BMI are key variables when determining BD. Moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) was moderately associated with a greater body satisfaction in males but no association was found between BD and the participation and organisation of PA. Moreover, the results suggest that participants in aesthetic/lean PA are at a higher risk of suffering from BD than participants in other PA types. These findings provide useful information for the design of programmes promoting healthy lifestyles, weight control and BI concern during the school period.

scholarly journals OVERWEIGHT IN SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PARENTAL HABITS

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-294
Author(s):  
Elena Sierra Palmeiro ◽  
Miguel Angel Gonzalez Valeiro ◽  
Marian Fernandez Villarino
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
The Body ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Parental Level

ABSTRACT Introduction: Excess weight in childhood and adolescence is an important health problem that tends to persist in adulthood. Among the causes of this increase there appears to be a consensus on emphasizing physical activity as an excellent strategy to achieve better weight control, and on considering some models of parental practices essential for the acquisition of healthy habits in young people. Objective: To study the role of physical activity (undertaken by children and their parents) in the prevalence of overweight in Spanish schoolchildren. Methods: We studied 1687 schoolchildren aged between 13 and 17 years and 2335 mothers and fathers. The body mass index (BMI) of each child was calculated and information was collected on the physical activity level of the children and the parental physical activity level and BMI. Results: The schoolchildren analyzed have a higher prevalence of excess weight than the national average, significantly associated with age, sex, and excess weight of the mother, showing no significant association with the level of physical activity, but instead with the parental level of physical activity. Discussion: As predictive variables for excess weight in schoolchildren we found sex, age and excess weight of the mother. Conclusion: There is a prevalence of obesity and overweight in the sample of schoolchildren studied, and this is significantly associated with age rather than with physical activity. This prevalence is also significantly associated with the excess weight of the parents and with the level of physical activity of the father, which appears to confirm the influence of family characteristics and household physical activity in excess weight among schoolchildren. Level of Evidence I; Diagnostic studies - Investigating a diagnostic test.

scholarly journals Level of Physical Activity on the Body Image of Young Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (03) ◽  
pp. 156-161
Author(s):  
Katielly Santana ◽  
Almir de França Ferraz ◽  
André Rodrigues Lourenço Dias ◽  
Rosilene Andrade Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Camila Pasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Amount ◽  
Body Images ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractPhysical exercise has the ability to alter the measurements of the body related to esthetic. The objective of the present study was to compare the body image and body esthetic between two groups of women with different levels of physical activity. We evaluated 79 women who were divided into 2 groups: 39 women with low or moderate levels of physical activity, and 40 women with high levels of physical activity according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Anthropometric and body composition measurements were taken using the InBody S10 multifrequency device (InBody Co., Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea). The scale of silhouettes, which is composed of 9 engravings of body images, was used to verify the body image, as well as the Portuguese version of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) validated for university students. The group of evaluators was composed of twenty physical education professionals of both sexes, ten male and ten female. The group with low/moderate levels of physical activity, as expected, showed a lower amount (minutes per week) of physical activity of mild, moderate and vigorous intensity when compared with the group with high levels of physical activity (p < 0.05), and they also had a higher ratio of fat mass (FM) per height squared (p = 0.047). The BSQ questionnaire scores, the current and ideal silhouettes, as well as body image dissatisfaction, were not different between the groups (p > 0.05). The overall body esthetic score, attributed only by the male and only by the female evaluators, did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). We concluded that the level of physical activity did not influence the body image and body esthetic of the women.

scholarly journals Basic indices parameters of the vegetative status in students of the cadet corps

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (11) ◽  
pp. 1271-1275
Author(s):  
Irina E. Shtina ◽  
Svetlana L. Valina ◽  
Larisa V. Osheva ◽  
Olga Yu. Ustinova ◽  
Darya A. Eisfel’d
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Component Composition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Autonomic Reactivity ◽  
Vegetative Status

Introduction. Training in the cadet corps involves an increase in physical activity against a background of high informatization, which affects the autonomic nervous system’s functional capabilities and adaptation to stress. Materials and methods. The observation group consisted of 74 male students of the Cadet Corps (CC). The comparison group consisted of 26 boys aged 10-13 years who studied in a public secondary school (PSS). To evaluate the mode of physical activity, nutritional status, fitness, physical performance the authors performed bioimpedance analysis of body composition. The assessment of the vegetative status was carried out on the basis of the results of cardiointervalography with an active clinoorthostatic test. Results. Analysis of the personal data showed a great commitment to sports among the CC students. Cadets showed significantly higher values of the phase angle, active cellular and musculoskeletal mass, basic and specific metabolism. When recording cardiointervalography of rest in children of the observation group relative to the comparison group, statistically significant differences were revealed between the values of SDNN, RMSSD, variation range, vegetative balance index, rhythm vegetative index of physical exertion by 1.2-1.6 times. In 71.2% of cadets, the power of the heart rate variability spectrum corresponded to a high level. In children from the observation group, the initial vagotonia was recorded 2.2 times more often, and hypersympathicotonia - 7.0 times less often than in the comparison group. In the structure of autonomic reactivity in cadets, the hypersympathicotonic variant prevailed. Conclusion. The results of the analysis of the component composition of the body indicate sufficient fitness, physical activity and physical working capacity in CC students. The vegetative status of cadets is characterized by the predominance of the parasympathetic influence in the regulation of the heart rate. The hypersympathicotonic variant of autonomic reactivity indicates the exertion of adaptation processes to stress.

scholarly journals Implicit theories of the body among college women: Implications for physical activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1142-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Lyons ◽  
Annette R Kaufman ◽  
Brandi Rima
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Women ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
The Body

scholarly journals The Spinal Column State of Adolescent Boys of Different Levels of Physical Activity // Stanje kičmenog stuba dečaka adolescentnog uzrasta različitog stepena fizičke aktivnosti

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Milić ◽  
Darijan Ujsasi ◽  
Aleksandar Miletić ◽  
Milan Cvetković ◽  
Mladen Brnić
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Column ◽  
Extensor Muscle ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
Abdominal Muscles ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Sports Activities

The sedentary form of behaviour, the effective holding of the body are potential causes of the formation of muscular asymmetries, and thus of poor body posture. The aim of the paper is to determine the differences in posture of children of different levels of physical activity. The research involved an assessment of a sample of 42 handball players 13.02 ± 0.89 years and 32 non-athletes 13.16 ± 0.88 years. Three tests were used to evaluate the presence of poor posture, to evaluate the scoliotic poor posture - Adam’s forward bend test, to estimate the kyphotic poor posture –Reclination test with the contraction of the extensor muscle to assess the lordotic poor posture – Contraction test of the abdominal muscles. The obtained results of the chi square of the test indicate that there are no statistically significant differences between the analysed groups of subjects regarding the presence of the scoliotic (p = 0.85), the kyphotic (p = 0.77) and the lordotic poor posture (p = 0.82) between the defined groups. The assumption is that boys are involved in sports activities due to the impaired posture in adolescent age, in order to prevent further progression and formation of new bodily deformities and to avoid similar conditions.

Sex Roles and Body Image

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 1055-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keli A. Braitman ◽  
Nerella V. Ramanaiah
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Sexual Attractiveness ◽  
Weight Concern ◽  
Personal Attributes Questionnaire ◽  
Three Body

The hypothesis chat women scoring as Sex-typed have less favorable body image than women scoring as Androgynous or Cross-sexed was tested using the Personal Attributes Questionnaire of Spence and Helmreich and the Body Esteem Scale of Franzoi and Shields. These were completed by 121 Euro-American female undergraduates in psychology. Analysis indicated that women classified as Sex-typed and Undifferentiated scored significantly lower than women classified as Androgynous and Cross-sexed on Sexual Attractiveness, Weight Concern, and Physical Condition subscales of the Body Esteem Scale, and the two groups had a significantly different mean profile. In addition, the Sex-typed group had a significantly different mean profile based on the three body-image subscales from that of women scoring as Androgynous but not those classed as Cross-sexed. As expected, there were no differences on body image between women classed as Sex-typed and Undifferentiated.

scholarly journals Self and Body Esteem Perception in Multiple Sclerosis

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoram Barak ◽  
Yair Lampl ◽  
Ida Sarova-Pinchas ◽  
Anat Achiron
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Body ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Sexual Attractiveness ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Self esteem and body esteem were examined in a group of 35 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients using the Body Esteem Scale (BES) and the Eysenck Self Esteem Scale (ESES) and compared to age and sex matched normal controls.There were 23 females and 12 males in the MS patient’s group; average age 38.9 years (range: 22–52). All participants completed the self-rated BES evaluating the following subscales: females—sexual attractiveness, physical condition and weight concern; males—physical attractiveness, physical condition and upper body strength. In addition all participants were scored, following a semi-structured interview, on the ESES. Psychiatric co-morbidity was excluded using a semi-structured interview by the consulting psychiatrist. All evaluations were carried out during the remitting phase. Statistical analysis, comparing patients to healthy controls, demonstrated lowered self-rating of the physical condition (males < 0.05, females < 0.001). On the other hand, no significant differences were found in the physical (male) or sexual (female)—attractiveness subscales. The mean ESES score in the patients group was 23.2 ± 4.0, slightly above the reported average. The controls mean ESES was 28.4 ± 3.6, (P< 0.05). No correlation was found between self and body esteem amongst M.S. patients. This study emphasizes impaired perception of body esteem in multiple sclerosis patients even in remission. The preservation of physical and sexual attractiveness may be related to the non-disfiguring nature of the disease. Preservation of self-esteem in MS patients suggests that body-esteem should be the focus of supportive treatment.

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